Federations

Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada

In 1966 the six Canadian congregations of the Sisters of St. Joseph established the Canadian Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in order to be a support for each other. The Canadian Federation continues, however four of the original six congregations merged into one congregation in 2013.

Today the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada is a dynamic partnership of the three Canadian communities of the Sisters of St. Joseph who continue to share a common history and spirituality. These communities include:

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto founded in 1836

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie founded in 1936

The Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada founded in 2013

These three communities in the Canadian Federation support each other in the main purposes as expressed in the Federation’s Mission Statement which is based on the St. Joseph spirituality of relationships, these being –

Our relationship with God

Our relationship with one another and with all people

Our relationship with all of God’s creation

Federation Mission Statement

United by a common story and charism we form a Federation whose purpose is to focus and empower one another in the passionate living of our mission of active and inclusive love.

The Canadian Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph is linked through history and charism with a vast worldwide network of Sisters of St. Joseph each working for the unity and reconciliation across our world.

Other federations of the Sisters of St. Joseph include those in the United States, France and Italy

Some large international congregations include:

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy (France)

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon (France)

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery (France)

An international map illustrating all of the countries in which the Sisters of St. Joseph live and minister is found on the US Federation web site.